Where does “gesandtskab” come from?
gesandtskab (Danish) comes from Danish gesandt, from German gesandt, from German senden, from Middle High German senden, from Old High German senten, from Proto-Germanic sandijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.
gesandtskab (Danish): legation
Definitions
- legation
Ancestry of “gesandtskab”, step by step
gesandtskab traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish gesandt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | gesandt | legate |
| 2 | German | gesandt | past participle of senden |
| 3 | German | senden | to broadcast; to transmit; to send |
| 4 | Middle High German | senden | — |
| 5 | Old High German | senten | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | sandijaną | to send |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 10 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via Danish skab
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | skab | mange; scab; vermin |
| 2 | Middle Low German | schap | cupboard, cabinet, coffer |
| 3 | Old Saxon | skāp | sheep |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | skāp | sheep |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | skapą | shape |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | skapjaną | to make, to create; to shape |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | skab- | to cut, split, hew, shape; to cut, split, carve,... |